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Russell Hodgkinson

Russell Hodgkinson

Actor · Born August 14, 1959 (67) · Homestead AFB, Florida, USA

Russell was born on Homestead Air Force Base and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first acting experience came in 7th grade, playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He continued acting throughout high school, passing up a theatre arts scholarship to join the Army after becoming a father his senior year. Peace time provided a unique opportunity as he soon began performing regularly at the esteemed Fort Bragg Playhouse. By the end of his enlistment he had earned his Actor's Equity card and moved to New York City. In 1986 he reenlisted in the Coast Guard, joining the crew of the USCG Cutter Sassafras in Hawaii. During off duty hours he studied at the Honolulu Film Actor's Workshop before being transferred to Long Beach, California where he met his wife actress Shelley Poncy. In 1992 the couple moved to Louisiana, where they became fixtures on the New Orleans stage. They moved to Seattle in 2003, Russell resumed his theatre career and became active in the Independent film scene. In 2014 he was cast to play 'Doc' on the SyFy original series 'Z Nation'.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 14, 1959 (67)
From
Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on Motif · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Russell Hodgkinson's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
56%
Bonds
15%
Morality
12%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Absurd
4
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Russell Hodgkinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Russell Hodgkinson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

  • Hinter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Warren

  • Godfart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as God

  • Going Home(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Randall Kosciusko

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Maysville(2021)

    as Clarence Wells

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Stairs(2021)

    as Gabriel Mason

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Three Busy Debras(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Bathing Man

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • We Take the Low Road(2019)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming(2017)

    as Steven Beck

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Gamers: The Shadow Menace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Professor

  • Star Leaf(2015)

    as Seth Guardrail Slaughter

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Hollow One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as John Eaton

  • Minimum Wage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as "The Nice Homeless Man with the Cigarette"

  • The Device(2014)

    as Dr. Mora

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 7 Minutes(2014)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Z Nation(2014)

    Show 68 episodes · as Doc

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostlight(2013)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2012)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 21 & Over(2013)

    as The Chief

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Junk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gauge

  • Fat Kid Rules the World(2012)

    as Marcus' Stepfather

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Grassroots (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pernell Alden

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ephram Geiger

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Off Hours(2011)

    as Alonzo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle(2009)

    as Dr. Bergsman

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction(2009)

    as Joe Miller

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • We Go Way Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Frank

  • Big Fish(2003)

    as Some Farmer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Carl

  • Goodbye, Beard (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Saint Nicholas

  • Solitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Guy

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 27 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Fat Kid Rules the World (2012)

$41K worldwide

Highest rated

Eden (2012)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

Z Nation (2014)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2010Screen debut· ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
  • 2014Career best· Z Nation
  • 2015First top-billed film· Star Leaf
  • 2015Career best· Star Leaf

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Russell Hodgkinson's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Maysville (2021)

84th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Big Fish (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Russell Hodgkinson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–52 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Russell Hodgkinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russell Hodgkinson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Sutherland shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles